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Population (year 2000): 22,147. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,552 (-2.7% change)
Males: 10,444 (47.2%), Females: 11,703 (52.8%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60473
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $60,246 (year 2000)
Median house value: $133,600 (year 2000)
Races in South Holland:
- Black (50.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.6%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Dutch (12.3%), German (8.7%), Irish
(6.4%), Polish (6.3%), Italian (4.1%), English (2.9%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in South Holland
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in South Holland village
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 6.7%
5.2% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.4%
Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.5% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +99 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near South Holland:
- INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HARVEY,
IL)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HAZEL CREST,
IL)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-NORTHWEST IN (about 7
miles; HAMMOND, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
South Holland:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 14 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 17 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 33 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Holland:
- LANSING MUNI (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 15 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- GRIFFITH-MERRILLVILLE (about 15 miles; GRIFFITH, IN;
ID: 05C)
Amtrak stations near South Holland:
- 6 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
- 10 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET
AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in South Holland:
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
3,599; Location: 15800 S STATE ST; Public; Website:
www.ssc.cc.il.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
South Holland:
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 3,161)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 10 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (about 13 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
FT enrollment: 11,188)
Public high school in South Holland:
- THORNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,328;
Location: 17101 S PARK AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in South Holland:
- SETON ACADEMY (Students: 310; Location: 16100
SETON ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in South Holland:
- GREENWOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 462;
Location: 16800 GREENWOOD; Grades: PK - 03)
- MCKINLEY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 399;
Location: 16949 COTTAGE GR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MADISON SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location:
15700 ORCHID DRIVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- EISENHOWER SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location:
16001 MINERVA AVE; Grades: 02 - 03)
- BIRTH - KINDRGRTN CTR SETON ACAD (Students:
275; Location: 16100 SETON ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- MCKINLEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 229;
Location: 850 E 170TH ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- ECHO SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location: 350 W
154TH ST; Grades: 01 - 12)
- ECHO BIRTH TO EIGHT (Students: 130; Location:
640 E 168TH PLACE; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in South Holland:
- THE EXCEPTIONAL DEV INSTITUTE (Students: 500;
Location: 15459 SO. PARK AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 466;
Location: 900 EAST 154TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CALVARY ACADEMY (Students: 428; Location:
16300 SO STATE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Location: 528 E. 161ST PLACE; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY GHOST SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location:
700 EAST 170TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- PROTESTANT REFORMED CHRISTIAN (Students: 148;
Location: 16511 SOUTH PARK AVE; Grades: KG - 9)
- LAREN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 425 E 164TH STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in South Holland:
- SOUTH HOLLAND P.L. (Operating income:
$949,847; Location: 16250 WAUSAU AVENUE; 94,144 books;
3,663 audio materials; 2,368 video materials; 270 serial
subscriptions)
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